University of Vermont Women's Ice Hockey

Jim Plumer enters his 14th season as head coach at Vermont in 2025-26. Hired before the 2012-13 season, Plumer became the fourth head coach in program history. Plumer's Catamount teams have produced two Patty Kazmaier Finalists (Top Player in Country), two All-Americans, two Hockey East Players of the Year, two Hockey East Rookies of the Year, and more than 30 All-Conference Hockey East Selections. He has had numerous players represent their countries in the Olympics and the IIHF World Championships, and has seen several of his players go on and play professionally. Plumer guided the Catamounts to their fifth Hockey East semifinal appearance in program history in 2025-26, with all five coming under his leadership. Vermont matched a program record with 38 total games played and tied another program mark with five total shutouts on the season. Under Plumer's guidance, the Catamounts secured their second consecutive 20+ win season during the 2022-23 campaign. Plumer was named Hockey East Coach of the Year by a unanimous vote of his peers in 2021-22. He came to Vermont after nine years as the head coach at Amherst College (Massachusetts), where he captured the most wins in program history and molded Amherst into a national powerhouse, winning the 2009 and 2010 NCAA Championship titles. After posting back-to-back 20-win seasons and qualifying for a pair of NCAA Tournaments, Plumer was named the AHCA National Coach of the Year for leading the Lord Jeffs to the 2009 Division III NCA

Slominski enters her second season as UVM Women's Hockey Assistant Coach and Director of Operations in 2025-26.    Slominski, a Becker, Minnesota native, served

Strand joined the Catamounts in the Summer of 2025 after 10 seasons as Head Coach of the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Blugolds (DIII). In his first season

Pane joined the athletic department in July of 2025. Pane is a second generation equipment manager. His father, Mark, was an equipment manager for over 30 years, representing

A 2023 graduate of West Virginia University, Nate Scandore joined the athletic department in January of 2024.  Scandore graduated from West Virginia University

The 2025-26 campaign will be Blake's third season as Assistant Coach of the Vermont Women's Hockey Team.  Blake, in her third season with the Catamounts, anchored